As soon as I saw the base set, the first thing that came to mind was 2012 Score Football. The base set has a blank area at the bottom, which looks like it needs something there.

The bottom looks too empty. What could go there?

Pipino the Knight looks good down there. You rarely see him on cards.

Or you could go with my personal favorite. Fill the area with Tracy Hackler heads :-) Mr. Hackler is the Hobby Marketing Manager for Panini America.

The design isn’t that bad. Very glossy finish with a bright color photo on the front. Jersey cards are a dime a dozen in today’s hobby, and patches probably aren’t that far behind, but I do like the look of the True Colors memorabilia cards.

Price:

Boxes are currently selling for $96.00.

“Hit” Quality:

Every box promises (3) autographs and (1) memorabilia card.

I pulled the following:

Autos

Luol Deng Prestigious Pros Auto

Tyler Zeller Prestigious Picks Auto

Nikola Vucevic Prestigous Picks Auto

Relics

Russell Westbrook True Colors Jersey

Ricky Rubio True Colors Jersey

Deron Williams Inside The Numbers 2-color Patch #’ed/25

Parallel

Courtney Lee Bonus Shots #’ed/249

Franchise Favorites

Kevin Love #24

Andre Iguodala #22

Blake Griffin #11

Stars of the NBA

Tyson Chandler #11

Raymond Felton #22

Rudy Gay #13

Hardcourt Heroes

Carmelo Anthony #2

Rookies

Jeremy Lamb #203

Kyle O’Quinn #247

Tristan Thompson #161

Terrence Ross #205

Andrew Goudelock #184

Darius Miller #242

Cory Joseph #200

Kim English #241

Kenneth Faried #158

Jimmer Fredette #163

Evan Fournier #220

Moe Harkless #216

Tornike Shengelia #246

Bernard James #231

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist #204

Nolan Smith #188

Kawhi Leonard #162

Andrew Nicholson #219

Tobias Harris #175

Royce White #217

Bismack Biyombo #174

Orlando Johnson #232

Marcus Morris #189

Justin Hamilton #245

Overall:

Overall, I give 2012-2013 Panini Prestige 3 basketballs out of 5 (1=poor & 5=perfect). Its a nice product for set collectors, especially ones looking for the NBA’s newest rookies.